Ahmedabad: Leucistic White Kingfisher who was slapped in Bavla Taluka from Ahmedabad, triggered excitement between the boss.
The birds with conditions of abnormal feathers are quite rare; These special birds are photographed by Devvratsinh Mori’s ornithologist.
The bird belongs to the genus halcyon and according to Greek legend, Halcyon can calm the sea waves when nesting (hence the term halcyon or peaceful day).
Mori said, “In the last week of December, when I clicked on a general Pochard image (medium sized duck duck), I saw a white bird flying past.
When the birds perched on a branch, I noticed that it was a partial white leuctic kingfisher.
While The color of the eye, legs and mandifers is not affected by the loss of pigmentation, white throat.
“Different from albino, leucistic birds display normal pigmentation in other parts of the body, such as beak, eyes and feet.
The percentage of leucstik in a natural population is rarely greater than one percent, he said.
A senior ornitologist who did not want to be quoted said, “Because of the locking, the appearance of the birds has increased.
In December 2020, a general leucstic crane was seen near Gandhidham at Kutch.
The same month, white or leuctic greylag goose was seen at Nal Sarovar at Nal Sarovar at Nal Ahmedabad.
In 2020, a white sparrow and a general white babbler was also seen.
“He said that this was the second sighting of a leucistic bird in Ahmedabad, the first to become Greylag Leuctic Goose.
Leucism is also a genetic condition but does not result in lack of melanin or color.
In this case, all color pigments, including melanin, looks a little faded.
Sometimes, these birds look pale as if their overall color has been relieved.